Jails

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

An empty inmate area in one of several modules at the North Facility of the Pitchess jail in Castaic. L.A. County jails have seen the biggest drop in population in the nation due to budget cuts and early releases.

An empty inmate area in one of several modules at the North Facility of the Pitchess jail in Castaic. L.A. County jails have seen the biggest drop in population in the nation due to budget cuts and early releases. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

An empty inmate area in one of several modules at the North Facility of the Pitchess jail in Castaic. L.A. County jails have seen the biggest drop in population in the nation due to budget cuts and early releases.